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| 1. | After You've Gone
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| 2. | It's All Right With Me
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| 3. | Alexander's Ragtime Band
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| 4. | Rebecca, Rebecca
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| 5. | Blues for Gertie
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| 6. | Flying Home
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| 7. | McGhee
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| 8. | Lonesome Nights (Take My Word)
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| 9. | How High the Moon
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| 10. | Mr. John
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| 11. | America by Night (Mr. 'J')
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Jazz
Lionel Hampton - Vibraphone
Andrew "Tiny" Wood - Trumpet
Andrew McGhee - Saxophone
Andrew Wood - Trumpet
Billy Mackel - Guitar
Bobby Plater - Saxophone
Brad McCuen Liner Notes
Calvin Newborn Guitar
Charlie Mack Digital Remastering, Remastering
Dave Gonsalves Trumpet
Ed Pazant Saxophone
Floyd Jones Trumpet
George Jeffers Trombone
Hal Rasheed Trombone
Harold Mabern Piano
Herman Green Saxophone
John Jungklaus Remastering, Digital Remastering
John Neely Saxophone
Kenny Shaw Lowe Piano
Lawrence Burgan Bass
Lester Robinson Trombone
Lonnie Shaw Saxophone
Pepper Adams Saxophone
Pinocchio James Vocals
Richard Gene Williams Saxophone, Trumpet
Sir Roland Hanna Piano
Thomas Gramuglia Producer
Vincent Prudente Trombone
Virgil Jones Trumpet
Wayne Robinson Drums
Wilbert G.T. Hogan Drums
Although Lionel Hampton is heard on these live dates at the head of a big band, the vibraphonist takes nearly all of the solo space on the 11 selections included on this CD. Pinnoccio James has two vocals and tenor saxophonist Andrew McGhee stretches out on "Flying Home," but otherwise this is very much a Hampton showcase. Even on the ten minutes-plus of "Blues for Gertie," it is virtually all Hamp. Fortunately, the vibraphonist is in exuberant and hard-swinging form, so his renditions of "After You've Gone," "How High the Moon" and some basic originals are worth hearing. The backup band includes trumpeter Virgil Jones, altoist Bobby Plater and sometimes painist Roland Hanna and baritonist Pepper Adams. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Lionel Hampton
Active Decades: '20s, '30s, '40s, '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s and '90s
Born: Apr 20, 1909 in Louisville, KY
Died: Aug 31, 2002 in New York, NY
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Big Band, Classic Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, New York Blues, R&B, Swing
Lionel Hampton was the first jazz vibraphonist and was one of the jazz giants beginning in the mid-'30s. He has achieved the difficult feat of being musically open-minded (even recording "Giant Steps") without changing his basic swing style. Hamp started out as a drummer, playing with the Chicago Defender Newsboys' Band as a youth. His original idol was Jimmy Bertrand, a '20s drummer who occasionally played xylophone. Hampton played on the West Coast with such groups as Curtis Mosby's Blue Blowers, Reb Spikes, and Paul Howard's Quality Serenaders (with whom he made his recording debut in 1929) before joining Les Hite's band, which for a period accompanied Louis Armstrong. At a recording session in 1930, a vibraphone happened to be in the studio, and Armstrong asked Hampton (who had practiced on one previously) if he could play a little bit behind him and on "Memories of You" and "Shine"; Hamp became the first jazz improviser to record on vibes.
It would be another six years before he found fame. Lionel Hampton, after leaving Hite, had his own band in Los Angeles' Paradise Cafe, until one night in 1936 when Benny Goodman came into the club and discovered him. Soon, Hampton recorded with B.G., Teddy Wilson, and Gene Krupa as the Benny Goodman Quartet, and six weeks later he officially joined Goodman. An exciting soloist whose enthusiasm even caused B.G. to smile, Hampton became one of the stars of his organization, appearing in films with Goodman, at the famous 1938 Carnegie Hall concert, and nightly on the radio. In 1937, he started recording regularly as a leader for Victor with specially assembled all-star groups that formed a who's who of swing; all of these timeless performances (1937-1941) were reissued by Bluebird on a six-LP set, although in piecemeal fashion on CD.
Hampton stayed with Goodman until 1940, sometimes substituting on drums and taking vocals. In 1940, Lionel Hampton formed his first big band, and in 1942 had a huge hit with "Flying Home," featuring a classic Illinois Jacquet tenor spot (one of the first R&B solos). During the remainder of the decade, Hampton's extroverted orchestra was a big favorite, leaning toward R&B, showing the influence of bebop after 1944, and sometimes getting pretty exhibitionistic. Among his sidemen, in addition to Jacquet, were Arnett Cobb, Dinah Washington (who Hampton helped discover), Cat Anderson, Marshall Royal, Dexter Gordon, Milt Buckner, Earl Bostic, Snooky Young, Johnny Griffin, Joe Wilder, Benny Bailey, Charles Mingus, Fats Navarro, Al Gray, and even Wes Montgomery and Betty Carter. Hampton's popularity allowed him to continue leading big bands off and on into the mid-'90s, and the 1953 edition that visited Paris (with Clifford Brown, Art Farmer, Quincy Jones, Jimmy Cleveland, Gigi Gryce, George Wallington, and Annie Ross) would be difficult to top, although fights over money and the right of the sideman to record led to its breakup. Hampton appeared and recorded with many all-star groups in the 1950s including reunions with Benny Goodman, meetings with the Oscar Peterson Trio, Stan Getz, Buddy DeFranco, and as part of a trio with Art Tatum and Buddy Rich. He also was featured in The Benny Goodman Story (1956).
Since the 1950s, Lionel Hampton has mostly repeated past triumphs, always playing "Hamp's Boogie Woogie" (which features his very rapid two-finger piano playing), "Hey Ba-Ba-Re-Bop," and "Flying Home." However, his enthusiasm still causes excitement and he remains a household name. Hampton has recorded through the years for nearly every label, including two of his own (Glad Hamp and Who's Who). Despite strokes and the ravages of age, Lionel Hampton remained a vital force into the 1990s. In January 2001, a vibraphone he had played for 15 years was put into the National Museum of American History. On August 31, 2002, at age 94, Lionel Hampton suffered major heart failure and passed away.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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